System drawing namespace not found under console application

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I selected console application as my C  project  But the imports that seemed to work under windows form project doesnt seem to work here  It says that the drawing namespace does not exist   using System Drawing  using System Drawing Imaging    My problem is that i need to have the bitmap class  I am trying to make a command line app that does bitmap manipulations to a image  That s why i didn t chose my project to be a windows form s one

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You need to add a reference to System Drawing dll   As mentioned in the comments below this can be done as follows  In your Solution Explorer  Where all the files are shown with your project   right click the  References  folder and find System Drawing on the  NET Tab

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Add using System Drawing  Go to solution explorer and right click on references and select add reference Click on assemblies on the left search for system drawing check system drawing Click OK Done

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If you are using Visual Studio 2010 or plus then check the target framework that is it  Net Framework 4 0 or  Net Framework 4 0 Client Profile  then change is to  Net Framework 4 0      You need to add reference this  dll file  System Drawing dll  to perform drawing   operations    If it is OK then follow these steps to add reference to System Drawing dll   In Solution Explorer  right-click on the project node and click Add Reference  In the Add Reference dialog box  select the tab indicating the type of component you want to reference   Select the System Drawing dll to reference  then click OK

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For Adding System Drawing Follow some steps  Firstly  right click on the solution and click on add Reference  Secondly  Select the  NET Folder  And then double click on the Using System Drawing

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Right click on properties of Console Application  Check Target framework  If it is  Net framework 4 0 Client Profile then change it to  Net Framework 4 0   It works now

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Add reference  dll file to project  Right  Click on Project reference folder --  click on Add Reference --  Net tab you will find System Drawing --  click on ok this will add a reference to System Drawing

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[c#] System.drawing namespace not found under console application

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